Fisher: Mouton has ankle sprain

Titans cornerback Ryan Mouton has a sprained ankle and is expected to be sidelined for several weeks, Coach Jeff Fisher said Tuesday night. The rookie from Hawaii was injured during the morning practice in 1-on-1 drills and had to be carted off the field.

“We’ll get him back as soon as we can,” Fisher said. “We’ll have to treat him aggressively. It is an ankle sprain, it is significant, but some guys respond quicker than others. Fortunately we got to see quite a bit from him in the last couple of weeks and he is coming on. When he comes back I am sure he’ll pick up where he left off.”

Mouton, a third-round pick, was having a good training camp, and he returned an interception for a touchdown last Saturday against the Buccaneers. He’s also competing for a role in the return game.

The injury puts the Titans in a tough spot at nickel back, at least for now. Mouton had been filling in for Vincent Fuller, who has a groin injury. Cornerback Tanard Davis worked at nickel during Tuesday night’s practice.

“Ryan was getting his hands on the ball in practices, playing great,” Fuller said. “He was balling out there, and all of us realize that. You hate to see a rookie get hurt because it slows his momentum. But Ryan is going to help us this year. This won’t change that.”

Another rookie cornerback, Jason McCourty, said he spoke with Mouton briefly: “I’ve only been around him a little while, when we got back from practice and meetings, but he’s just taking it like there’s nothing he can really do about it, injuries happen. He’s just going to continue to watch film in meetings and come out here as soon as he can.”